Patents by Inventor Alba Colon-Whitt

Alba Colon-Whitt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lysis of trypanosoma cruzi
    Patent number: 4474772
    Abstract: Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan parasite and the causative agent of Chagas' disease (producing chronic symptoms such as cardiomyopathy with heart failure and arrythmia), are lysed within 24 hours by an extracellular substance produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens. This substance, antitrypanosome factor (ATF-II) of a molecular weight approximately 1,000, actively kills the parasites at doses not toxic on mammals such as mice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Teresa I. Mercado, Alba Colon-Whitt